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Goods and Services Tax : This article explains the extent of the burden of proof under Section 155 of the CGST Act. The key takeaway is that recipients mus...
Goods and Services Tax : Dual Control Without Coordination: How CGST–SGST Jurisdiction Gaps Are Trapping Taxpayers in Parallel Proceedings Overview One o...
Goods and Services Tax : The debate over mandatory pre-deposit in GST penalty-only proceedings has gained momentum after the Finance Act, 2025 amendment. C...
Goods and Services Tax : The article examines whether automated interest notices for FY 2019–20 can survive after limitation under Section 73 has expired...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that absence of lorry receipts or weighment slips, by itself, cannot justify denial of Input Tax Credit when invoic...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders identified persistent issues in GST registration, cancellations, and refund processing affecting MSMEs. The consultat...
CA, CS, CMA : CAAS suggested that while favourable outcomes may be automated, adverse actions should require a named officer's approval supporte...
Goods and Services Tax : The Rajasthan GSTAT Bar has urged the Tribunal to adopt a pragmatic approach by accepting pre-deposits made through the Electronic...
Goods and Services Tax : Haryana recorded the highest State GST growth rate in India at 22% in May 2026. The achievement is attributed to strong tax admini...
Goods and Services Tax : Practitioners are reportedly following different methods while completing GSTAT appeal forms because of inadequate guidance. The r...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court granted bail to an accused in a Rs.30 crore fake GST ITC case after noting that no complaint had been fil...
Goods and Services Tax : Considering Clauses 7 and 7.1 of the 2022 Circular, the Court found that the amount in question appeared to be compensation rather...
Goods and Services Tax : The Allahabad High Court held that GST appellate authorities cannot dismiss appeals solely on limitation without examining the act...
Goods and Services Tax : The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the competent authority to decide a representation alleging fraudulent GST record manip...
Goods and Services Tax : The Karnataka High Court set aside a GST adjudication order after finding that the authority incorrectly stated that no reply had ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has postponed the implementation of mandatory "Ship To GSTIN" capture and voluntary E-Way Bill closure to 1 August 2026. The ...
Corporate Law : The 2026 amendments significantly expand disclosure requirements for operational creditors and corporate applicants. The changes a...
Goods and Services Tax : Gross GST collections reached ₹1.94 lakh crore in May 2026, registering 3.2% growth. The increase was driven largely by a 19.1% ...
1. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India considers it a privilege to submit its suggestions on GST Implementation Issues. We have segregated the 217 suggestions in 3 parts: Policy related issues Law Related Issues Procedural Issues We shall be pleased to discuss suggestion in meeting to illustrate the points made by us. 2. We […]
Revision of TRAN-1 has been enabled on GSTN. On opening the TRAN-1 filed previously and scrolling till bottom, one can see the ‘Re-Open’ tab which has been added. Re-open button is given only for those users that have either submitted or filed TRAN-1 previously. The relevant instructions in regard with revision are appearing under the […]
Audit Audit denotes an examination or inspection of various books of accounts maintained by businesses. Audit under GST Laws The examination of records, returns & other documents maintained by the registered person; To verify the correctness of turnover declared, taxes paid, refund claimed & input tax credit availed; & To assess his compliance with the […]
1) Login on the GST portal and navigate to the GSTR 4 tab clicking Return >Return Dashboard > Selecting the Tax period. 2) Click on Prepare Offline button on the GSTR 4 Tile. 3) Click on Choose File and select the JSON file generated by the GSTR 4 offline tool for that tax period.
1) In case of validation failure of one or more details upon processing of uploaded JSON file on the GST portal, status will be updated as Processed with Error 2) Click the link to Generate error report. 3) Once the report is generated, click link to download the error report.
One can also download the earlier uploaded file and open it in the Offline tool using Open Downloaded GSTR-4 JSON File and modify, delete or correct the earlier declared values and again generate the JSON file and upload to the GST portal.
Under GST, suppliers of goods and services must pass on any reduction in the rate of tax or the benefit of Input Tax Credit to consumers by way of commensurate reduction in prices.
The word Assessment is comprehensive and can comprehend the whole procedure by ascertaining and imposing liability on taxpayer. The word Assessment cannot be given a restricted meaning (ITO V. Guruswamy 34 ITR 601 SC).
Form GSTR-4 online upload functionality is now available to taxpayers for uploading of their quarterly returns. Earlier Excel based GSTR-4 Offline tool was provided to taxpayers, to prepare their Form GSTR-4 offline.
Clarification from the ministry of finance for the GTA business on the following topics: – 1. Inter-branch transaction 2. Sale of the 2nd hand truck 3. Definition of person for vertical registration
